The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-02

"WRIl donep oyelaims gearHie, with
enthusiasm.
She impulsively extends one pretty hand,
which Fred takes ana carries to his lips.
Then lightly touching the dainty sewing
before her, he says, with significant
smile.
"What is this en- which you are working
so industriously? Dare | hazard guess
that it is part of a wedding outit2"
''Suppose it is--what then2' replies
JEANNE, smiling up into his face with an
expression that makes the heart of poor
Noryal, watching them in silence, grow
sick with a sudden fear and dread
"Dare hazard another guess-that il is
for an occasion in which we arc mutually
interes;edf'
Hazard nothing, IL you pieascI' retorts
JEANNE. with toss of her pretty head.
''Be satisfied with what you have already
secured-what, going, Mr.. Glenn?"
Norval Glenn has risen, whlto to the
very lips. Their talb-their evident ab-
sorption in each other, and complete for
Getfulness of him, admits Of but one ex-
PLANTATION.
Glaucing into his pale face, Jeannie's
heart mieGives her for moment,and urges
her to speak the few words that will be
necessary to recall and make him happy;
but coquettish spirit prevails,
His very jealousy indicates that he has
been altogether too confident of his hold
upon her regQrds-bis vanity needs taking
! d9wn q little; so the conciiatng words are
not spoken, and moment later, with a
grave 'good-afternoon, /" the door has closed
behind him, and he is gone
In the first sharp intensity of pride, pas
sion and bitter disappointment, he de-
| noupees her as false, Gckie, aud heaFtiess
still, after all, when the first heat of his
excitement and resentment is passed, the
same miserable, ipceptrqvertibie fact re-
mains-he loves her still--lie shall meyer
cease to love her until he shall cease to
live.
r With tNor4aFs departure the zest dies
suddenly out of Jcannic's coquetry; she
grows liStlcss and distracted, and is glad
when Fred at last takes his leave.
She tells herself that Nory9l had no right
to draw any false deductions from what she
sad to Fred, but all the same she knows he
has drawn them; hoy delightfully."- jealous
he did look, to be surel
But of course lie wiz come again, and all
mistakes can be rectlied; and the sweet.
ness of the reconciliation will atone for the
temporary Misunderstanding.
But the days pass~one, two, three--and
Norvsi does eot come; and poor, foolish
little Coquetto realizes that for once sh,
has played her part too well--7has dryer
from her, under cruel lluisapprehension
the only man she eyer loved Or egeg gar
love.
He has not left the piaee-sometimes she
thinks she could bear it better if he had
but whether by accident or design on hi
part she never meets him on the street, ,ant
only hears of him through Others
And Norval?
! He goes about his business very much a
usual, but the spring, the zest, the incen
tive seems TO be gone from life,
He hears frequent illusions to Free
Areher's approaching marriage, but singu
larly enough, does not hear Jeannie's nam,
coupled with it as hat of his INTENDED
bride; still there can be no other inference
for 1t is known that Fred is constant yisi
tor at her house, and that preparations 70
a wedding, in which she is taking an actiy,
part, are going rapidly on.
Two weeks have passed, when Norval
going home in the early evening, with hi
bead bent as usual, and his eyes fixed upoI
the ground, is startled by the sound Of ,
sudden and passionate burst of weeping.
The street is a somewhat secluded one
and few PAGES in advance of him, but ap
parently unconscious of his vicinity, is I
woman, leaning partly against a large tre'
and weeping conyulsively.
In another moment he has recognize,
her--it is Jeanniel
| Qbeyipg a sudden, irresistible impulse, h
steps forward and lays ope hand lightly OF
hrr arm.
"Coquette-M Claremontp
ing himself hastily. "What does thi
meap9 Are YOU in trOublea Can bel,
you?"
Such white, dreary, heart-broken fac
as she turns toward him, starting nervous
ly at his touch and tone; hard ly trace 0
the old, willful, caprlcious Coquette.
lie looks at her in shocked surprise.
"What sudden calamity has overtakel
you9' he asks. ~ thought you d caus
rather for congratulations than teaEs, Mis-
Claremontp
"I9 congratulations" she repeats, ip
half-bewildered tone.
''Why not9' be says, with involuntaF
bitterness. "Has not the height Of you
4 ambition been reacled2 Did not hear Nj
Archer tell you that day, that you La
I made hip the haDpiest OF menP"
e l"True, trueW she answers, with Rn cd
!, little smile. ~ have made him happy-
Z, happier than he will ever make me-"
e Then she flashes suddenly around, an
j confronts him With flaming cheeks an
sparkling eyes
g "How could you be such fool, such
I, dolt, such an idiot as TO imagine that
e have any idea of marrying Fred Archer
y lie is to be married, indeed-to de'
cousin Of mine, whom he met at my hou'
t last summer; a misunderstanding parl'
N them, but brought about reconciliatiol
m and finally ufged him 10 70 and see ber al